Next week, the world will watch the coronation of King Charles III, but what is the ceremony’s purpose?
Alan Allport, Syracuse University history professor at the Maxwell School, said the coronation is a “historical oddity.”
Allport specializes in the history of Britain and his most recent book is “Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War 1938-1941.”
Reporters who would like to schedule an interview with Professor Allport, please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, Syracuse University’s executive director of media relations, at ejmbuqe@syr.edu or 412-496-0551.
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